Original source: The Times. Afrikons summary; external journalists retain their original affiliations.
Airtel Money has priced its planned London flotation at 196p a share, implying a valuation of about £5.3bn, The Times reports.
The listing involves existing shareholders selling shares rather than new capital for the company. Airtel Africa is expected to retain majority ownership.
Conditional trading was scheduled for October 9, followed by full trading on October 14. These are planned dates in the October 1 report, not confirmation that trading has started.
The planned flotation concerns a major payments business, while its structure directs sale proceeds to existing shareholders.
Source archive dated 1 Oct 2026. This article is not a live update.
Context photograph: A mobile-money outlet in Uganda · Ndiwulira · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized/cropped; does not depict this reported event.
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